The Engagements

Author : J. Courtney Sullivan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307958728
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Engagements written by J. Courtney Sullivan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-06-11 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A People Magazine Top 10 Best Books of the Year • The New York Times best-selling author of Maine returns with an exhilarating novel about Frances Gerety, the real pioneering ad woman who coined the famous slogan “A Diamond is Forever,” and four unique marriages that will test how true—or not—those words might be. "Sullivan is a born storyteller. Like its mineral muse, Engagements shines."—Entertainment Weekly Evelyn has been married to her husband for forty years, but their son’s messy divorce has put them at rare odds; James, a beleaguered paramedic, has spent most of his marriage haunted by his wife’s family’s expectations; Delphine has thrown caution to the wind and left a peaceful French life for an exciting but rocky romance in America; and Kate, partnered with Dan for a decade, has seen every kind of wedding and has vowed never, ever, to have one of her own. As the stories connect to each other and to Frances’s legacy in surprising ways, The Engagements explores the complicated ins and outs of relationships, then, now, and forever.

Author : Janine Utell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317698320
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engagements with Narrative written by Janine Utell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balancing key foundational topics with new developments and trends, Engagements with Narrative offers an accessible introduction to narratology. As new narrative forms and media emerge, the study of narrative and the ways people communicate through imagination, empathy, and storytelling is especially relevant for students of literature today. Janine Utell presents the foundational texts, key concepts, and big ideas that form narrative theory and practical criticism, engaging readers in the study of stories by telling the story of a field and its development. Distinct features designed to initiate dialogue and debate include: Coverage of philosophical and historical contexts surrounding the study of narrative An introduction to essential thinkers along with the tools to both use and interrogate their work A survey of the most up-to-date currents, including mind theory and postmodern ethics, to stimulate conversations about how we read fiction, life writing, film, and digital media from a variety of perspectives. A selection of narrative texts, chosen to demonstrate critical practice and spark further reading and research "Engagement" sections to encourage students to engage with narrative theory and practice through interviews with scholars This guide teaches the key concepts of narrative—time, space, character, perspective, setting—while facilitating conversations among different approaches and media, and opening paths to new inquiry. Engagements with Narrative is ideal for readers needing an introduction to the field, as well as for those seeking insight into both its historical developments and new directions.

Author : John Russell Kelso
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300210965
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bloody Engagements written by John Russell Kelso and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Secession and War: April to July 1861 -- 2. The Battle of Wilson's Creek and the First Spy Mission: August to September 1861 -- 3. Big River and Scouting the Southwest Corner: August to September 1861 -- 4. Federals in Retreat, Refugees in the Snow, and Vengeance in Buffalo: October 1861 to February 1862 -- 5. The March to Pea Ridge: February 1862 -- 6. Scouting, Recruiting, and the Cavalry: February to May 1862 -- 7. A Defeat and a Victory: May to July 1862 -- 8. The Battle of Forsyth, and a Raid on Thieves and Cut-Throats: July to August 1862 -- 9. A Plundering Expedition: September to October 1862 -- 10. Fighting Rebels in Arkansas: October to November 1862 -- 11. Capturing and Destroying: November to December 1862 -- 12. The Battle of Springfield: January 1863 -- Appendix 1: Speech Delivered at Mt. Vernon, Missouri, April 23, 1864 -- Appendix 2: Speech Delivered at Walnut Grove, Missouri, September 19, 1865 (Excerpts) -- Appendix 3: Government Analyzed, 1892 (Excerpts) -- Chronology -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z

Author : J. Courtney Sullivan
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 030795871X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Engagements written by J. Courtney Sullivan and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of four couples linked over several decades by one diamond ring, and the woman who launched the most famous diamond campaign in the world"--

Author : J. Courtney Sullivan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307949222
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Engagements written by J. Courtney Sullivan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-05-20 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A People Magazine Top 10 Best Book of the Year The bestselling author of Maine returns with an exhilarating novel about Frances Gerety, the real pioneering ad woman who coined the famous slogan “A Diamond is Forever,” and four unique marriages that will test how true—or not—those words might be. Evelyn has been married to her husband for forty years, but their son’s messy divorce has put them at rare odds; James, a beleaguered paramedic, has spent most of his marriage haunted by his wife’s family’s expectations; Delphine has thrown caution to the wind and left a peaceful French life for an exciting but rocky romance in America; and Kate, partnered with Dan for a decade, has seen every kind of wedding and has vowed never, ever, to have one of her own. As the stories connect to each other and to Frances’s legacy in surprising ways, The Engagements explores the complicated ins and outs of relationships, then, now, and forever.

Author : Great Britain. Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Declaration of the Engagements, Remonstrances, Representations, Proposals, Desires and Resolutions from His Excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax, and the Generall Councel of the Army written by Great Britain. Army and published by . This book was released on 1647 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Samuel Gerald Collins
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1800730772
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Tomorrow's Cultures written by Samuel Gerald Collins and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2021-06-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of All Tomorrow’s Cultures explored the legacy of futures-thinking in anthropology and marked the beginning of a resurgence of interest in anthropological futures. The new edition has been updated to reflect some of the outpouring of work since then, particularly in science and technology studies and in anthropological analyses of indigenous futures. In addition, Collins has updated the final chapter to expand the field of anthropological possibility in an age of both despair and hope.

Author : Annette Federico
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317634128
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Engagements with Close Reading written by Annette Federico and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What should we do with a literary work? Is it best to become immersed in a novel or poem, or is our job to objectively dissect it? Should we consult literature as a source of knowledge or wisdom, or keenly interrogate its designs upon us? Do we excavate the text as an historical artifact, or surrender to its aesthetic qualities? Balancing foundational topics with new developments, Engagements with Close Reading offers an accessible introduction to how prominent critics have approached the task of literary reading. This book will help students learn different methods for close reading perform a close analysis of an unfamiliar text articulate meaningful responses Beginning with the New Critics and recent argument for a return to formalism, the book tracks the reactions of reader-response critics and phenomenologists, and concludes with ethical criticism’s claim for the value of literary reading to our moral lives. Rich in literary examples, most reprinted in full, each chapter models practical ways for students to debate the pros and cons of objective and subjective criticism. In the final chapter, five distinguished critics shed light on the pleasures and difficulties of close reading in their engagements with poetry and fiction. In the wake of cultural studies and historicism, Engagements with Close Reading encourages us to bring our eyes back to the words on the page, inviting students and instructors to puzzle out the motives, high stakes, limitations, and rewards of the literary encounter under the pressure of this beleaguered and persistent methodology.

Author : Alexandra Widmer
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785332724
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health and Difference written by Alexandra Widmer and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human variation represented a central research topic for life scientists and posed challenging administrative issues for colonial bureaucrats in the first half of the 20th century. By following scientists’ and administrators’ interests in innovating styles and tools for making and circulating documents, in reshaping landscapes and environments, and in fixing distances between humans, the book advances new understandings of the materiality of colonial institutional life and governance.

Author : J. Courtney Sullivan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307271986
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commencement written by J. Courtney Sullivan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The New York Times best-selling author of Maine brings us a sparkling tale of friendship and a fascinating portrait of the first generation of women who have all the opportunities in the world, but no clear idea about what to choose. "Inviting ... Strong, warmly believable three-dimensional characters who have fun, have fights and fall into intense love affairs." —The New York Times Assigned to the same dorm their first year at Smith College, Celia, Bree, Sally, and April couldn’t have less in common. Celia, a lapsed Catholic, arrives with a bottle of vodka in her suitcase; beautiful Bree pines for the fiancé she left behind in Savannah; Sally, preppy and obsessively neat, is reeling from the loss of her mother; and April, a radical, redheaded feminist wearing a “Riot: Don’t Diet” T-shirt, wants a room transfer immediately. Written with radiant style and a wicked sense of humor, Commencement follows these unlikely friends through college and the years beyond, brilliantly capturing the complicated landscape facing young women today.